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Turkmenistan also shown keen interest in buying IndigenousTejasCombat Aircraft
Many were taken back when DRDOChiefS. Christopher while speaking to Indian media revealed that indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA)-Tejas was flown by Air chief of Turkmenistan and Turkmenistan is among few countries which has shown interest in the combat jet and with whom India is carrying out the discussion for its export .
In fact, Turkmenistan’s Chief of Air Staff had a hands-on experience flying the Indian military jet to become the second Chief of Air Staff to pilot Tejas. In May, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, flew Tejas during a 40 minute sortie over Bengaluru and neighbouring areas of Tamil Nadu.
He said the latest decision of Ministry of Defence to sanction Rs 50,000 crores for 83 Tejas combat jets for IAF would also cover the cost of development of an ecosystem for production and supply of systems, engines and spares.
Each Tejas Mark-I jet would cost about Rs 250 crores to Rs 260 crores with manufacture of these 83 aircraft likely to stretch between 2020 and 2025, with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) set to ramp up production from eight fighter jets a year to 16 every year.
These 83 aircraft would be fitted with advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar being developed indigenously.
Safran, a French company which manufactures engines for Rafale combat jets, has offered to partner DRDO in the development of a variant of the indigenous Kaveri engine for “Ghatak” and LCA Tejas.
“We are also working on technologies required for “Ghatak” with about Rs 230 crore sanctioned as part of pre-project studies. We are waiting for approval (of the project) by the Union government,” Dr S. Christopher, director general, DRDO, and secretary, department of defence R&D, ministry of defence (MoD), told the media here on Sunday.He said Safran’s offer could help accelerate the development of Kaveri engine to power Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft) fighter jets. So far, an expenditure of about Rs 2,100 crores was incurred on Kaveri engine by Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru, over the last three decades.
In case the government approves collaboration with Safran, the French engine maker would contribute about Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore and ensure certification of engines within the next 18 months for Ghatak, Tejas and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), he added.
Tejas certification ::
LCA Tejas will undergo the remaining three or four mandated tests up to March and will go in for certification as battle-ready or ‘FOC’ by mid-2017.
Aeronautical Development AgencyDirectorCommodoreC.D. Balaji (retd) said one of the prototypes would be fitted with a probe or nozzle for mid-air refuelling and begin flight tests in a few weeks. An actual refuelling with a flying tanker would be tried out by March 2017 and IAF will depute a SingleIlyushin IL-78 air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft for the program to help complete trials so that FinalOperationalClearance is achieved by mid of 2017 . Tanker Refuel trials have been planned for nearly two months from March 2017 and nearly 20-30 air-to-air refuelling (AAR) test trials will be conducted to clear mid-air refuelling capabilities for LCA-Tejas

Turkmenistan is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. It is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated areas, and huge gas and oil resources. In terms of natural gas reserves, it is ranked 4th in the world. Regarding agriculture, the two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Turkmenistan is among the top ten producers of cotton in the world.
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++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Kremlin with Christmas tree
2. Wide of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, greeting Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
3. Cutaway media
4. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev, sitting and talking
5. Putin talking
6. Nazarbayev talking
7. Wide of presidents standing up and leaving
8. Wide of Russian and Kazakhstan officials and media gathered for signing ceremony
9. Wide of Russian, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan ministers signing agreement to build a natural gas pipeline
10. Viktor Khristenko, Russian energy minister, signs the agreement for Russia
11. Kazakhstan trade minister Galym Ozarbakov, signs the agreement for Kazakhstan
12. Bairammurad Muradov, head of state agency for management and use of energy resources signs for Turkmenistan
13. Cutaway media
14. Wide of ministers shaking hands
15. Cutaway media
16. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President
"The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe, and not only for the Eurasian territories, but also for our major consumers in Western Europe.
17. Wide of press conference
18. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
"We have discussed our cooperation on nuclear energy, which has already been mention by Vladimir Vladimirivich (Putin). In particular it is a joint construction of a nuclear power station in the city of Aktau as well as further integration of nuclear energy facilities of our countries."
19. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev at press conference
20. Cutaway media
21. People leaving at end of press conference
STORYLINE:
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed an agreement on Thursday to build a natural gas pipeline along the Caspian Sea coast that would strengthen Moscow's monopoly on energy exports from the resource-rich region.
But the plan also delivers a strong blow to Western hopes of securing alternate energy export routes.
The pipeline provoked concern among energy analysts in Western Europe, which assiduously courted Turkmenistan to ship some of its vast natural gas reserves under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Turkmenistan, which has the second-largest gas reserves in the former Soviet Union, sends all its gas exports via Russia and the new agreement is likely to increase Russia's economic and political muscle in the country.
The deal, which follows a preliminary agreement reached in May, ended months of tense arguments over the price of gas supplies.
""The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe," Russia's President Vladimir Putin said.
The agreement was signed after Putin's talks in the Kremlin with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and their conference call with Turkmen PresidentGurbanguli Berdymukhamedov.
Following months of disputes over the gas price, Russia's state-controlled monopoly OAO Gazprom gave in to Turkmen price demands last month and agreed to pay 130 dollars per 1,000 cubic metres of natural gas in the first half of 2008 and 150 dollars in the second half.
The new pipeline deal will be disappointing for the United States and the European Union, which have been lobbying for a rival pipeline to be built under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Adding to the West's grievances, Nazarbayev also said after the talks that Kazakhstan would increase oil exports to Russia.
However, prospects for pipelines under the Caspian have been clouded by high costs, environmental concerns and disputes over ownership of the sea resources.
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Today, Russia and Turkmenistan became strategic partners. The respective agreement was signed by the Presidents of the two states. Vladimir Putin arrived in Ashgabat on an official visit. There are almost no disagreements on international issues between the two countries. The main topic of the talks is cooperation, first of all, economic. The Turkmen authorities are now waiting for large Russian companies to appear on the market.
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Turkmenistan (TV channel)

Turkmenistan (Turkmen:Türkmenistan) is a state-owned Turkmeniantelevision channel founded in 2004. As with other channels of Turkmenistan, it is under the control of the Coordinating Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. The channel was created in order to avail the international community with the achievements of Turkmenistan in the country's historical transformations in all spheres of public life, as well as to further improve the country's information systems. Altyn Asyr has positioned itself as the main TV channel of Turkmenistan. Television is broadcast in seven different languages including Turkmen, Russian, English, French, Chinese, Arabic and Persian. The headquarters is located in Ashgabat.
The channel doesn't air Watan Habarlary, unlike the other Turkmen channels.

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Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (/ˈpuːtɪn/; Russian:Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин;IPA:[vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ˈputʲɪn], born 7 October 1952) has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012, succeeding Dmitry Medvedev. Putin previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. During his last term as Prime Minister, he was also the chairman of United Russia, the ruling party.

Turkmenistan also shown keen interest in buying IndigenousTejasCombat Aircraft
Many were taken back when DRDOChiefS. Christopher while speaking to Indian media revealed that indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA)-Tejas was flown by Air chief of Turkmenistan and Turkmenistan is among few countries which has shown interest in the combat jet and with whom India is carrying out the discussion for its export .
In fact, Turkmenistan’s Chief of Air Staff had a hands-on experience flying the Indian military jet to become the second Chief of Air Staff to pilot Tejas. In May, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, flew Tejas during a 40 minute sortie over Bengaluru and neighbouring areas of Tamil Nadu.
He said the latest decision of Ministry of Defence to sanction Rs 50,000 crores for 83 Tejas combat jets for IAF would also cover the cost of development of an ecosystem for production and supply of systems, engines and spares.
Each Tejas Mark-I jet would cost about Rs 250 crores to Rs 260 crores with manufacture of these 83 aircraft likely to stretch between 2020 and 2025, with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) set to ramp up production from eight fighter jets a year to 16 every year.
These 83 aircraft would be fitted with advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar being developed indigenously.
Safran, a French company which manufactures engines for Rafale combat jets, has offered to partner DRDO in the development of a variant of the indigenous Kaveri engine for “Ghatak” and LCA Tejas.
“We are also working on technologies required for “Ghatak” with about Rs 230 crore sanctioned as part of pre-project studies. We are waiting for approval (of the project) by the Union government,” Dr S. Christopher, director general, DRDO, and secretary, department of defence R&D, ministry of defence (MoD), told the media here on Sunday.He said Safran’s offer could help accelerate the development of Kaveri engine to power Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft) fighter jets. So far, an expenditure of about Rs 2,100 crores was incurred on Kaveri engine by Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru, over the last three decades.
In case the government approves collaboration with Safran, the French engine maker would contribute about Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore and ensure certification of engines within the next 18 months for Ghatak, Tejas and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), he added.
Tejas certification ::
LCA Tejas will undergo the remaining three or four mandated tests up to March and will go in for certification as battle-ready or ‘FOC’ by mid-2017.
Aeronautical Development AgencyDirectorCommodoreC.D. Balaji (retd) said one of the prototypes would be fitted with a probe or nozzle for mid-air refuelling and begin flight tests in a few weeks. An actual refuelling with a flying tanker would be tried out by March 2017 and IAF will depute a SingleIlyushin IL-78 air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft for the program to help complete trials so that FinalOperationalClearance is achieved by mid of 2017 . Tanker Refuel trials have been planned for nearly two months from March 2017 and nearly 20-30 air-to-air refuelling (AAR) test trials will be conducted to clear mid-air refuelling capabilities for LCA-Tejas

Economy Of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. It is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated areas, and huge gas and oil resources. In terms of natural gas reserves, it is ranked 4th in the world. Regarding agriculture, the two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Turkmenistan is among the top ten producers of cotton in the world.
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India, Turkmenistan ink 7 agreements

Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan to build natural gas pipeline

++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Kremlin with Christmas tree
2. Wide of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, greeting Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
3. Cutaway media
4. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev, sitting and talking
5. Putin talking
6. Nazarbayev talking
7. Wide of presidents standing up and leaving
8. Wide of Russian and Kazakhstan officials and media gathered for signing ceremony
9. Wide of Russian, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan ministers signing agreement to build a natural gas pipeline
10. Viktor Khristenko, Russian energy minister, signs the agreement for Russia
11. Kazakhstan trade minister Galym Ozarbakov, signs the agreement for Kazakhstan
12. Bairammurad Muradov, head of state agency for management and use of energy resources signs for Turkmenistan
13. Cutaway media
14. Wide of ministers shaking hands
15. Cutaway media
16. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President
"The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe, and not only for the Eurasian territories, but also for our major consumers in Western Europe.
17. Wide of press conference
18. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
"We have discussed our cooperation on nuclear energy, which has already been mention by Vladimir Vladimirivich (Putin). In particular it is a joint construction of a nuclear power station in the city of Aktau as well as further integration of nuclear energy facilities of our countries."
19. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev at press conference
20. Cutaway media
21. People leaving at end of press conference
STORYLINE:
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed an agreement on Thursday to build a natural gas pipeline along the Caspian Sea coast that would strengthen Moscow's monopoly on energy exports from the resource-rich region.
But the plan also delivers a strong blow to Western hopes of securing alternate energy export routes.
The pipeline provoked concern among energy analysts in Western Europe, which assiduously courted Turkmenistan to ship some of its vast natural gas reserves under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Turkmenistan, which has the second-largest gas reserves in the former Soviet Union, sends all its gas exports via Russia and the new agreement is likely to increase Russia's economic and political muscle in the country.
The deal, which follows a preliminary agreement reached in May, ended months of tense arguments over the price of gas supplies.
""The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe," Russia's President Vladimir Putin said.
The agreement was signed after Putin's talks in the Kremlin with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and their conference call with Turkmen PresidentGurbanguli Berdymukhamedov.
Following months of disputes over the gas price, Russia's state-controlled monopoly OAO Gazprom gave in to Turkmen price demands last month and agreed to pay 130 dollars per 1,000 cubic metres of natural gas in the first half of 2008 and 150 dollars in the second half.
The new pipeline deal will be disappointing for the United States and the European Union, which have been lobbying for a rival pipeline to be built under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Adding to the West's grievances, Nazarbayev also said after the talks that Kazakhstan would increase oil exports to Russia.
However, prospects for pipelines under the Caspian have been clouded by high costs, environmental concerns and disputes over ownership of the sea resources.
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Putin Visits Turkmenistan and Gets Royal Welcome By An Old Ally in Central Asia

Putin Visits Turkmenistan and Gets Royal Welcome By An Old Ally in Central Asia

Putin Visits Turkmenistan and Gets Royal Welcome By An Old Ally in Central Asia

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Today, Russia and Turkmenistan became strategic partners. The respective agreement was signed by the Presidents of the two states. Vladimir Putin arrived in Ashgabat on an official visit. There are almost no disagreements on international issues between the two countries. The main topic of the talks is cooperation, first of all, economic. The Turkmen authorities are now waiting for large Russian companies to appear on the market.
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The Turkmen President's Book Of Tea

Turkmen state television this week broadcast footage of smiling officials receiving a special gift from the president: a copy of his 35th book, a treatise on tea.
Originally published at - http://www.rferl.org/media/video/turkmenistan-president/27633437.html

Economy Of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. It is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated areas, and huge gas and oil resources. In terms of natural gas reserves, it is ranked 4th in the world. Regarding agriculture, the two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Turkmenistan is among the top ten producers of cotton in the world.
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A full list of the authors of the original content can be found in the following subdomain of wikipedia, here:
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Putin Visits Turkmenistan and Gets Royal Welcome By An Old Ally in Central Asia

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Today, Russia and Turkmenistan became strategic partners. The respective agreement was signed by the Presidents of the two states. Vladimir Putin arrived in Ashgabat on an official visit. There are almost no disagreements on international issues between the two countries. The main topic of the talks is cooperation, first of all, economic. The Turkmen authorities are now waiting for large Russian companies to appear on the market.
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The Turkmen President's Book Of Tea

Turkmen state television this week broadcast footage of smiling officials receiving a special gift from the president: a copy of his 35th book, a treatise on tea.
Originally published at - http://www.rferl.org/media/video/turkmenistan-president/27633437.html

Turkmenistan also shown keen interest in buying IndigenousTejasCombat Aircraft
Many were taken back when DRDOChiefS. Christopher while speaking to Indian media revealed that indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA)-Tejas was flown by Air chief of Turkmenistan and Turkmenistan is among few countries which has shown interest in the combat jet and with whom India is carrying out the discussion for its export .
In fact, Turkmenistan’s Chief of Air Staff had a hands-on experience flying the Indian military jet to become the second Chief of Air Staff to pilot Tejas. In May, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, flew Tejas during a 40 minute sortie over Bengaluru and neighbouring areas of Tamil Nadu.
He said the latest decision of Ministry of Defence to sanction Rs 50,000 crores for 83 Tejas combat jets for IAF would also cover the cost of development of an ecosystem for production and supply of systems, engines and spares.
Each Tejas Mark-I jet would cost about Rs 250 crores to Rs 260 crores with manufacture of these 83 aircraft likely to stretch between 2020 and 2025, with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) set to ramp up production from eight fighter jets a year to 16 every year.
These 83 aircraft would be fitted with advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar being developed indigenously.
Safran, a French company which manufactures engines for Rafale combat jets, has offered to partner DRDO in the development of a variant of the indigenous Kaveri engine for “Ghatak” and LCA Tejas.
“We are also working on technologies required for “Ghatak” with about Rs 230 crore sanctioned as part of pre-project studies. We are waiting for approval (of the project) by the Union government,” Dr S. Christopher, director general, DRDO, and secretary, department of defence R&D, ministry of defence (MoD), told the media here on Sunday.He said Safran’s offer could help accelerate the development of Kaveri engine to power Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft) fighter jets. So far, an expenditure of about Rs 2,100 crores was incurred on Kaveri engine by Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru, over the last three decades.
In case the government approves collaboration with Safran, the French engine maker would contribute about Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore and ensure certification of engines within the next 18 months for Ghatak, Tejas and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), he added.
Tejas certification ::
LCA Tejas will undergo the remaining three or four mandated tests up to March and will go in for certification as battle-ready or ‘FOC’ by mid-2017.
Aeronautical Development AgencyDirectorCommodoreC.D. Balaji (retd) said one of the prototypes would be fitted with a probe or nozzle for mid-air refuelling and begin flight tests in a few weeks. An actual refuelling with a flying tanker would be tried out by March 2017 and IAF will depute a SingleIlyushin IL-78 air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft for the program to help complete trials so that FinalOperationalClearance is achieved by mid of 2017 . Tanker Refuel trials have been planned for nearly two months from March 2017 and nearly 20-30 air-to-air refuelling (AAR) test trials will be conducted to clear mid-air refuelling capabilities for LCA-Tejas

Turkmenistan also shown keen interest in buying IndigenousTejasCombat Aircraft
Many were taken back when DRDOChiefS. Christopher while speaking to Indian media revealed that indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA)-Tejas was flown by Air chief of Turkmenistan and Turkmenistan is among few countries which has shown interest in the combat jet and with whom India is carrying out the discussion for its export .
In fact, Turkmenistan’s Chief of Air Staff had a hands-on experience flying the Indian military jet to become the second Chief of Air Staff to pilot Tejas. In May, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, flew Tejas during a 40 minute sortie over Bengaluru and neighbouring areas of Tamil Nadu.
He said the latest decision of Ministry of Defence to sanction Rs 50,000 crores for 83 Tejas combat jets for IAF would also cover the cost of development of an ecosystem for production and supply of systems, engines and spares.
Each Tejas Mark-I jet would cost about Rs 250 crores to Rs 260 crores with manufacture of these 83 aircraft likely to stretch between 2020 and 2025, with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) set to ramp up production from eight fighter jets a year to 16 every year.
These 83 aircraft would be fitted with advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar being developed indigenously.
Safran, a French company which manufactures engines for Rafale combat jets, has offered to partner DRDO in the development of a variant of the indigenous Kaveri engine for “Ghatak” and LCA Tejas.
“We are also working on technologies required for “Ghatak” with about Rs 230 crore sanctioned as part of pre-project studies. We are waiting for approval (of the project) by the Union government,” Dr S. Christopher, director general, DRDO, and secretary, department of defence R&D, ministry of defence (MoD), told the media here on Sunday.He said Safran’s offer could help accelerate the development of Kaveri engine to power Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft) fighter jets. So far, an expenditure of about Rs 2,100 crores was incurred on Kaveri engine by Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru, over the last three decades.
In case the government approves collaboration with Safran, the French engine maker would contribute about Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore and ensure certification of engines within the next 18 months for Ghatak, Tejas and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), he added.
Tejas certification ::
LCA Tejas will undergo the remaining three or four mandated tests up to March and will go in for certification as battle-ready or ‘FOC’ by mid-2017.
Aeronautical Development AgencyDirectorCommodoreC.D. Balaji (retd) said one of the prototypes would be fitted with a probe or nozzle for mid-air refuelling and begin flight tests in a few weeks. An actual refuelling with a flying tanker would be tried out by March 2017 and IAF will depute a SingleIlyushin IL-78 air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft for the program to help complete trials so that FinalOperationalClearance is achieved by mid of 2017 . Tanker Refuel trials have been planned for nearly two months from March 2017 and nearly 20-30 air-to-air refuelling (AAR) test trials will be conducted to clear mid-air refuelling capabilities for LCA-Tejas

Economy Of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. It is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated areas, and huge gas and oil...

Turkmenistan is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. It is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated areas, and huge gas and oil resources. In terms of natural gas reserves, it is ranked 4th in the world. Regarding agriculture, the two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Turkmenistan is among the top ten producers of cotton in the world.
All text, either derivative works from Wikipedia Articles or original content shared here, is licensed under:
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A full list of the authors of the original content can be found in the following subdomain of wikipedia, here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Turkmenistan (Economics: ModernState Economies)

Turkmenistan is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. It is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated areas, and huge gas and oil resources. In terms of natural gas reserves, it is ranked 4th in the world. Regarding agriculture, the two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Turkmenistan is among the top ten producers of cotton in the world.
All text, either derivative works from Wikipedia Articles or original content shared here, is licensed under:
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A full list of the authors of the original content can be found in the following subdomain of wikipedia, here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Turkmenistan (Economics: ModernState Economies)

++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Kremlin with Christmas tree
2. Wide of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, greeting Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
3. Cutaway media
4. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev, sitting and talking
5. Putin talking
6. Nazarbayev talking
7. Wide of presidents standing up and leaving
8. Wide of Russian and Kazakhstan officials and media gathered for signing ceremony
9. Wide of Russian, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan ministers signing agreement to build a natural gas pipeline
10. Viktor Khristenko, Russian energy minister, signs the agreement for Russia
11. Kazakhstan trade minister Galym Ozarbakov, signs the agreement for Kazakhstan
12. Bairammurad Muradov, head of state agency for management and use of energy resources signs for Turkmenistan
13. Cutaway media
14. Wide of ministers shaking hands
15. Cutaway media
16. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President
"The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe, and not only for the Eurasian territories, but also for our major consumers in Western Europe.
17. Wide of press conference
18. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
"We have discussed our cooperation on nuclear energy, which has already been mention by Vladimir Vladimirivich (Putin). In particular it is a joint construction of a nuclear power station in the city of Aktau as well as further integration of nuclear energy facilities of our countries."
19. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev at press conference
20. Cutaway media
21. People leaving at end of press conference
STORYLINE:
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed an agreement on Thursday to build a natural gas pipeline along the Caspian Sea coast that would strengthen Moscow's monopoly on energy exports from the resource-rich region.
But the plan also delivers a strong blow to Western hopes of securing alternate energy export routes.
The pipeline provoked concern among energy analysts in Western Europe, which assiduously courted Turkmenistan to ship some of its vast natural gas reserves under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Turkmenistan, which has the second-largest gas reserves in the former Soviet Union, sends all its gas exports via Russia and the new agreement is likely to increase Russia's economic and political muscle in the country.
The deal, which follows a preliminary agreement reached in May, ended months of tense arguments over the price of gas supplies.
""The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe," Russia's President Vladimir Putin said.
The agreement was signed after Putin's talks in the Kremlin with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and their conference call with Turkmen PresidentGurbanguli Berdymukhamedov.
Following months of disputes over the gas price, Russia's state-controlled monopoly OAO Gazprom gave in to Turkmen price demands last month and agreed to pay 130 dollars per 1,000 cubic metres of natural gas in the first half of 2008 and 150 dollars in the second half.
The new pipeline deal will be disappointing for the United States and the European Union, which have been lobbying for a rival pipeline to be built under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Adding to the West's grievances, Nazarbayev also said after the talks that Kazakhstan would increase oil exports to Russia.
However, prospects for pipelines under the Caspian have been clouded by high costs, environmental concerns and disputes over ownership of the sea resources.
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++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Kremlin with Christmas tree
2. Wide of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, greeting Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
3. Cutaway media
4. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev, sitting and talking
5. Putin talking
6. Nazarbayev talking
7. Wide of presidents standing up and leaving
8. Wide of Russian and Kazakhstan officials and media gathered for signing ceremony
9. Wide of Russian, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan ministers signing agreement to build a natural gas pipeline
10. Viktor Khristenko, Russian energy minister, signs the agreement for Russia
11. Kazakhstan trade minister Galym Ozarbakov, signs the agreement for Kazakhstan
12. Bairammurad Muradov, head of state agency for management and use of energy resources signs for Turkmenistan
13. Cutaway media
14. Wide of ministers shaking hands
15. Cutaway media
16. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President
"The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe, and not only for the Eurasian territories, but also for our major consumers in Western Europe.
17. Wide of press conference
18. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
"We have discussed our cooperation on nuclear energy, which has already been mention by Vladimir Vladimirivich (Putin). In particular it is a joint construction of a nuclear power station in the city of Aktau as well as further integration of nuclear energy facilities of our countries."
19. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev at press conference
20. Cutaway media
21. People leaving at end of press conference
STORYLINE:
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed an agreement on Thursday to build a natural gas pipeline along the Caspian Sea coast that would strengthen Moscow's monopoly on energy exports from the resource-rich region.
But the plan also delivers a strong blow to Western hopes of securing alternate energy export routes.
The pipeline provoked concern among energy analysts in Western Europe, which assiduously courted Turkmenistan to ship some of its vast natural gas reserves under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Turkmenistan, which has the second-largest gas reserves in the former Soviet Union, sends all its gas exports via Russia and the new agreement is likely to increase Russia's economic and political muscle in the country.
The deal, which follows a preliminary agreement reached in May, ended months of tense arguments over the price of gas supplies.
""The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe," Russia's President Vladimir Putin said.
The agreement was signed after Putin's talks in the Kremlin with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and their conference call with Turkmen PresidentGurbanguli Berdymukhamedov.
Following months of disputes over the gas price, Russia's state-controlled monopoly OAO Gazprom gave in to Turkmen price demands last month and agreed to pay 130 dollars per 1,000 cubic metres of natural gas in the first half of 2008 and 150 dollars in the second half.
The new pipeline deal will be disappointing for the United States and the European Union, which have been lobbying for a rival pipeline to be built under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Adding to the West's grievances, Nazarbayev also said after the talks that Kazakhstan would increase oil exports to Russia.
However, prospects for pipelines under the Caspian have been clouded by high costs, environmental concerns and disputes over ownership of the sea resources.
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The Turkmen President's Book Of Tea

Turkmen state television this week broadcast footage of smiling officials receiving a special gift from the president: a copy of his 35th book, a treatise on te...

Turkmen state television this week broadcast footage of smiling officials receiving a special gift from the president: a copy of his 35th book, a treatise on tea.
Originally published at - http://www.rferl.org/media/video/turkmenistan-president/27633437.html

Turkmen state television this week broadcast footage of smiling officials receiving a special gift from the president: a copy of his 35th book, a treatise on tea.
Originally published at - http://www.rferl.org/media/video/turkmenistan-president/27633437.html

Turkmenistan also shown keen interest in buying IndigenousTejasCombat Aircraft
Many were taken back when DRDOChiefS. Christopher while speaking to Indian media revealed that indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA)-Tejas was flown by Air chief of Turkmenistan and Turkmenistan is among few countries which has shown interest in the combat jet and with whom India is carrying out the discussion for its export .
In fact, Turkmenistan’s Chief of Air Staff had a hands-on experience flying the Indian military jet to become the second Chief of Air Staff to pilot Tejas. In May, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, flew Tejas during a 40 minute sortie over Bengaluru and neighbouring areas of Tamil Nadu.
He said the latest decision of Ministry of Defence to sanction Rs 50,000 crores for 83 Tejas combat jets for IAF would also cover the cost of development of an ecosystem for production and supply of systems, engines and spares.
Each Tejas Mark-I jet would cost about Rs 250 crores to Rs 260 crores with manufacture of these 83 aircraft likely to stretch between 2020 and 2025, with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) set to ramp up production from eight fighter jets a year to 16 every year.
These 83 aircraft would be fitted with advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar being developed indigenously.
Safran, a French company which manufactures engines for Rafale combat jets, has offered to partner DRDO in the development of a variant of the indigenous Kaveri engine for “Ghatak” and LCA Tejas.
“We are also working on technologies required for “Ghatak” with about Rs 230 crore sanctioned as part of pre-project studies. We are waiting for approval (of the project) by the Union government,” Dr S. Christopher, director general, DRDO, and secretary, department of defence R&D, ministry of defence (MoD), told the media here on Sunday.He said Safran’s offer could help accelerate the development of Kaveri engine to power Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft) fighter jets. So far, an expenditure of about Rs 2,100 crores was incurred on Kaveri engine by Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru, over the last three decades.
In case the government approves collaboration with Safran, the French engine maker would contribute about Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore and ensure certification of engines within the next 18 months for Ghatak, Tejas and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), he added.
Tejas certification ::
LCA Tejas will undergo the remaining three or four mandated tests up to March and will go in for certification as battle-ready or ‘FOC’ by mid-2017.
Aeronautical Development AgencyDirectorCommodoreC.D. Balaji (retd) said one of the prototypes would be fitted with a probe or nozzle for mid-air refuelling and begin flight tests in a few weeks. An actual refuelling with a flying tanker would be tried out by March 2017 and IAF will depute a SingleIlyushin IL-78 air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft for the program to help complete trials so that FinalOperationalClearance is achieved by mid of 2017 . Tanker Refuel trials have been planned for nearly two months from March 2017 and nearly 20-30 air-to-air refuelling (AAR) test trials will be conducted to clear mid-air refuelling capabilities for LCA-Tejas

Economy Of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. It is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated areas, and huge gas and oil resources. In terms of natural gas reserves, it is ranked 4th in the world. Regarding agriculture, the two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Turkmenistan is among the top ten producers of cotton in the world.
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Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan to build natural gas pipeline

++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Kremlin with Christmas tree
2. Wide of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, greeting Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
3. Cutaway media
4. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev, sitting and talking
5. Putin talking
6. Nazarbayev talking
7. Wide of presidents standing up and leaving
8. Wide of Russian and Kazakhstan officials and media gathered for signing ceremony
9. Wide of Russian, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan ministers signing agreement to build a natural gas pipeline
10. Viktor Khristenko, Russian energy minister, signs the agreement for Russia
11. Kazakhstan trade minister Galym Ozarbakov, signs the agreement for Kazakhstan
12. Bairammurad Muradov, head of state agency for management and use of energy resources signs for Turkmenistan
13. Cutaway media
14. Wide of ministers shaking hands
15. Cutaway media
16. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President
"The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe, and not only for the Eurasian territories, but also for our major consumers in Western Europe.
17. Wide of press conference
18. SOUNDBITE(Russian) Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
"We have discussed our cooperation on nuclear energy, which has already been mention by Vladimir Vladimirivich (Putin). In particular it is a joint construction of a nuclear power station in the city of Aktau as well as further integration of nuclear energy facilities of our countries."
19. Wide of Putin and Nazarbayev at press conference
20. Cutaway media
21. People leaving at end of press conference
STORYLINE:
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed an agreement on Thursday to build a natural gas pipeline along the Caspian Sea coast that would strengthen Moscow's monopoly on energy exports from the resource-rich region.
But the plan also delivers a strong blow to Western hopes of securing alternate energy export routes.
The pipeline provoked concern among energy analysts in Western Europe, which assiduously courted Turkmenistan to ship some of its vast natural gas reserves under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Turkmenistan, which has the second-largest gas reserves in the former Soviet Union, sends all its gas exports via Russia and the new agreement is likely to increase Russia's economic and political muscle in the country.
The deal, which follows a preliminary agreement reached in May, ended months of tense arguments over the price of gas supplies.
""The creation of a new energy artery will enable long-term large-scale delivery of gas to our partners, and will become a substantial new contribution to the strengthening of energy security for Europe," Russia's President Vladimir Putin said.
The agreement was signed after Putin's talks in the Kremlin with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and their conference call with Turkmen PresidentGurbanguli Berdymukhamedov.
Following months of disputes over the gas price, Russia's state-controlled monopoly OAO Gazprom gave in to Turkmen price demands last month and agreed to pay 130 dollars per 1,000 cubic metres of natural gas in the first half of 2008 and 150 dollars in the second half.
The new pipeline deal will be disappointing for the United States and the European Union, which have been lobbying for a rival pipeline to be built under the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Adding to the West's grievances, Nazarbayev also said after the talks that Kazakhstan would increase oil exports to Russia.
However, prospects for pipelines under the Caspian have been clouded by high costs, environmental concerns and disputes over ownership of the sea resources.
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Putin Visits Turkmenistan and Gets Royal Welcome By An Old Ally in Central Asia

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The Turkmen President's Book Of Tea

Turkmen state television this week broadcast footage of smiling officials receiving a special gift from the president: a copy of his 35th book, a treatise on tea.
Originally published at - http://www.rferl.org/media/video/turkmenistan-president/27633437.html